Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of family throughout home violence call

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a family that referred to as police throughout a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Legal professional’s Workplace has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent exposure after responding to a restraining order name on the evening of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose household put a home violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s dwelling, in line with an announcement of facts offered by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mom, identified within the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter referred to as police. Dominguez and two other officers arrived at the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative function,” per the statement.

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together virtually completely along with her,” the assertion read.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the dwelling,” based on the assertion, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Digicam.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and began rubbing his crotch. The daughter additionally allegedly witnessed this.

Later, the daughter went into the kitchen to get her mom a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly followed her into the kitchen.

As he turned around to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants absolutely uncovered,” the statement read.

The mother and daughter then went to search out Mr. A, the father, and so they referred to as an uncle who was close to the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed Officer Dominguez dealing with out of the kitchen together with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the home; a couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

“The charged conduct is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Law enforcement officers reply to our properties to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident throughout the past month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk during the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative go away following the incident, the District Attorney’s Workplace mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.